Wichendon Machine Shop (restart)

[craftsmankits]

Looks great Dave, that figure fits perfect.  I would suggest more clutter.  My father's old machine shop was so littered you barely had room to pass another coworker.  I don't know how his guys found anything.  It's all gone now.  The factory was torn down a few years ago.  Stuff was everywhere, under machines, hanging on the walls, from the ceiling.

Great start to this kit.  Mark

[nycjeff]

Hello Dave, the forge and blacksmith add another touch of realism to your very fine machine shop build. Very nice modeling.

[deemery]

I just got an email from LaserModelers3.  They cut a wall for me from clear acrylic!

dave

[deemery]

I painted a couple more machine shop figures, including 2 sitting figures.  Tomorrow, the plan is to install all of them.  I'll use long setting (30 min) epoxy, so I have good tack and a permanent bond after plenty of positioning time.

dave

[jbvb]

I just got an email from LaserModelers3.  They cut a wall for me from clear acrylic!

dave

Like button.

[PRR Modeler]

Dave any update?

[deemery]

Dave any update?

I should start installing the operators in the machine shop today.  When that's done, I'll post a photo.  And I'm waiting for the clear acrylic wall to arrive from LM3.  I'm really excited to see how well that works.

update:  Staffing is fully underway at the shop:



I broke the chair when trying to glue the shift manager to it (area on the right side.)  I'll construct another chair and add that tomorrow.

dave

[Jerry]

Really looking great Dave!

Broken chair maybe he needs to go on diet??

Jerry

[deemery]

Really looking great Dave!

Broken chair maybe he needs to go on diet??

Jerry

Well, those chairs are pretty flimsy, they're laser cut from thin cardboard.  So they're to scale.  

I worked up 2 sitting figures.  One is a worker/supervisor, and the other is a boss (wearing a 3 piece suit.)  The latter is heavier    He'll go on an office chair when I do the 2nd floor interior.

dave

[PRR Modeler]

Outstanding Dave

[ACL1504]

I agree with Curt. The interior of the shop looks fantastic.

Great job on the coloring of the machinery.

Tom

[deemery]

Well, getting the chair and the guy to sit in it was quite difficult:

You can see how delicate the chair parts are.


But he's in place now.  I just hope there's enough epoxy on the stair legs to hold that part in place.

add:  Here's the view on the other side:


dave

[PRR Modeler]

Great addition Dave. I was going to suggest a white metal chair if yours didn't work.

[deemery]

A quick test of the Plexiglass wall, which arrived today:


This is going to work well!

dave

[elwoodblues]

Dave,

The machine shop is looking rather busy.

Is it your intention to have a see through wall so the interior can be appreciated fully or is it just the foundation for the final wall finish?